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Gamers Sue PlayStation: It's Not Clear They're Selling Licenses Rather Than Ownership of Games (slashdot.org)

2026-06-21 | by Posted | get PlayStation Game License Card → | tags: playstation, gaming licenses, game ownership

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Texas govt data breach exposes over 3 million driver’s licenses (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-19 | get RFID Blocking Wallet → | tags: texas cyber command, tpwd, driver’s licenses

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Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver’s licenses and passports (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-18 | by Zack Whittaker | get Data Breach Security Kit → | tags: texas parks & wildlife, driver’s licenses, data breach

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Trump FCC warns all broadcasters to follow orders or be punished like ABC (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-29 | get FCC Compliance Toolkit → | tags: fcc, abc, broadcast licenses

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A security lapse at prison pay phone service Pay Tel publicly exposed over 300K callers’ driver’s licenses (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-28 | by Zack Whittaker | get VPN Security Privacy Pack → | tags: pay tel, microsoft azure, driver’s licenses

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US FTC reportedly launches antitrust probe into Arm following its launch of its own AGI CPU — regulators investigate if chip designer is restricting architecture access to rivals (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Jowi Morales | get ARM Developer Tools Kit → | tags: arm holdings, agi cpu, qualcomm

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FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-13 | get Spectrum Analyzer Tool → | tags: band, echostar, licenses

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PlayStation now requires a ‘one-time online check’ to confirm you own a game (theverge.com)

2026-04-30 | by Jess Weatherbed | get PlayStation Network Gift Card → | tags: playstation, sony, drm

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Sony's latest PlayStation DRM policy is causing widespread confusion (techspot.com)

2026-04-29 | get PlayStation 5 Console → | tags: sony, playstation, drm

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Free Software Foundation Says 'Responsible AI' Licenses Which Restrict Harmful Uses are Unethical and Nonfree (slashdot.org)

2026-04-25 | by Posted | get Open Source AI License Kit → | tags: free software foundation, responsible ai licenses, machine learning

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Will AI agents need to buy their own software licenses? Microsoft sure hopes so (techspot.com)

2026-04-15 | get Microsoft 365 Subscription → | tags: microsoft, ai agents, rajesh jha

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Amazon purchases Globalstar for $11.6B to expand its low Earth orbit satellite network (techspot.com)

2026-04-14 | get Globalstar Satellite Phone → | tags: amazon, globalstar, low earth orbit

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Approvals for Nvidia and AMD AI chip exports to China stall under government bottleneck — 20% staff turnover hobbles Bureau of Industry and Security (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-13 | by Luke James | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, amd, ai chips

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Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver’s licenses and passports to the open web (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-02 | by Zack Whittaker | get Identity Theft Protection Kit → | tags: duc app, duales, amazon web services

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US senators want to suspend Nvidia AI chip export licenses to China and its intermediaries — bipartisan letter to Commerce Dept says that Huang’s claims of no chip diversion ‘were contradicted by reporting available’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-24 | by Jowi Morales | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, jensen huang, ai chips

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Kalshi Has Been Temporarily Banned in Nevada (wired.com)

2026-03-20 | by Kate Knibbs | get Kalshi Event Contract Platform → | tags: kalshi, prediction markets, nevada

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Could the government pull a TV station off the air over its news coverage? Trump’s comments raise the question (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-17 | get FCC Broadcast License Guide → | tags: fcc, brendan carr, tv licenses

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FCC Chairman Threatens to Revoke TV Licenses Over Iran Coverage (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-16 | get TV License Revoke Guide → | tags: fcc, tv licenses, iran coverage

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Trump and Nvidia have ruffled the feathers of Washington’s China hawks (cnbc.com)

2026-01-23 | by Dylan Butts | get Graphics Card → | tags: china, chip, chips

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Trump wants Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to Beijing. Washington’s China hawks are pushing back (cnbc.com)

2026-01-22 | by Dylan Butts | get Nvidia GPUs → | tags: china, chip, chips

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iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-20 | by Chance Miller | get Smartphone → | tags: apple, digital, driver

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U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs — Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-01 | by Jowi Morales | get Chipmaking equipment → | tags: annual, china, chipmaking

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DOGE leader at Treasury is looking to buy thousands of ChatGPT licenses (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-16 | get ChatGPT → | tags: acquisition, acquisition licenses, appears

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iOS 26.1’s Apple Wallet ID feature may be the gift that keeps giving (9to5mac.com)

2025-11-21 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple Wallet ID → | tags: apple, digital, digital id

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Microsoft to appeal ruling in favor of reselling perpetual Windows licenses — UK Competition Court says fineprint holds no ground as judges throw out company's 'creative work' argument (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-14 | by Hassam Nasir | get Windows → | tags: appeal, argument, copyright

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SpaceX’s Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers (techcrunch.com)

2025-11-06 | by Sean O'Kane | get Starlink → | tags: airlines, echostar, internet

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SpaceX acquires $2.6 billion more in spectrum licenses from EchoStar (engadget.com)

2025-11-06 | get Satellite → | tags: acquiring, aerospace, billion

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Nvidia stock climbs 2% as U.S. approves chip sale to the UAE under Microsoft deal (cnbc.com)

2025-11-03 | by April Roach | get Graphics Card → | tags: advanced, chips, licenses

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Nvidia stock climbs 3% as U.S. approves chip sale to the UAE under Microsoft deal (cnbc.com)

2025-11-03 | by April Roach | get Graphics Card → | tags: advanced, chips, licenses

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EchoStar to sell spectrum to SpaceX after FCC threatened to revoke licenses (arstechnica.com)

2025-10-31 | get Amazon Echo → | tags: billion, echostar, licenses